Handle for shopping bags and method of making



May 3, 1932. 'r. J. NESTOR HANDLE FOR SHOiPING BAGS AND METHOD OF MAKING Filed April 7, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR WM ATTORNEY May 3, 1932. v T. J. NESTOR HANDLE FOR SHOPPING BAGS AND METHOD OF MAKING Filed April 7, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented May 3, 1932 rarest GFFWE,

THOMAS J.

NESTOR, OF BERGENFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T ALEXANDER BEECH AND CHARLES BEIGE, 36TH OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK HANDLE FOR SHOPPING BAGS AND METHOD OF MAKING Application filed April 7,

This invention relates to handles for bags, particularly paper bags of the type as shown in my application Serial Number 664,366 filed September 24, 1923, which are commonly known as shoppers.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to produce a handle of the character, indicated which shall be eflicient and strong in operation and readily and inexpensively manufactured.

Another principal object of the invention is to provide an improved method whereby handles of the character indicated may be readily and inexpensively made.

A further object of the invention is to provide a method of making the handle which shall lend itself to the advantageous shipment of the article from one point to another.

A further object of the invention is toprovide handles of such construction and method of making that they may be manufactured to a stage in which they are readily shipped, I after which the articles may be shipped and assembled at a point distant from the point of manufacture, into the desired article, no special tools being required at the point of assembling.

Other and ancillary objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of apparatus whereby the method of manufacturing the 35 handles may be carried out;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation (90 degrees removed from the view of Fig. 1), on a reduced scale, of the apparatus;

Fig. 3 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of a handle-securing strip with a plurality of handles secured to it as it comes from the stapling machine, the handle at the left-hand end, however, having been separated from the others by severing the strip; and

Fig. 4 is a section, on an enlarged scale, on the line 4-4: of Fig. 3.

I Referring to the drawings, the apparatus comprises a stapling machine, such machines being well known and readily procurable in the market. The stapling machine here 1924. vSerial No. 704,700.

shown comprises a frame 1 in which rec'ipro ferred to, as stated above, is well known in the market. I

The two parallel separated boards 9 and 10, and one on each side of the anvil 6 are suitably secured to the stapling machine frame. Adjacent one end of the boards 9 and 10 a pin 11 extending between the boards forms an axle upon which is rotatably mounted a roll of pasteboard strip 12. Secured on top of the boards 9 and 10 are pieces 13 and 14 having their upper surfaces substantially on a level with the face of the anvil 6. A table is thus formed having its face substantially level with the face of the anvil 6 and extending to a considerable distance on both sides of the anvil in line with the strip 12. The strip is thus held flat on the anvil. In

front of the strip table thus referred to, is a suitably supported shelf 15 for supporting the suitably cut lengths'of twisted cord 16, each adapted to form a handle, as shown in Figure 3, and which are supported by the shelf 15 in a convenient position in front of the anvil so thatthey may readily be put'in position for stapling to the strip.

' To form the'handles, the substantially flat strip 12 is placed on the anvil 6. An end of one of the cord lengths 16 is then placed on top of the strip 12 beneath the stapling plunger 2 so that when that plunger descends upon actuation of the pedal 8, a staple 17 will secure the end of the cord to the pasteboard strip. As can be seen from the drawings, the ends of each staple is bent back upon itself with the pasteboard strip securely retained in frictional contact with the cord. The intermediate portion of the staple 17 is humped up to accommodate the cord with a minimum of mashing effect and a maximum of surface area of the staple in contact with the cord for securelyholding it. The pasteboard stripis then moved along a suitable distance and the cord is bent into a loop to form the handle as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The free end of the cord being bent under the stapling plunger, the plunger is again caused to descend and staples that end also to the strip, thus fixedly securing the Whole cord to the strip in such a way as to effectively prevent untwisting of the cord. The strip is then moved along another suitable distance and a new length of cord has its end placed beneath the stapling plunger on top of the strip and is secured thereto on the descent of the plunger as before described. The new cord length is then looped and its free end is se cured to the strip, the last having been moved forward a suitable distance. A new cord length is then looped and secured at its ends to the strip in a manner as before described and this may be repeated indefinitely. This results in a plurality of handles being stapled to one side of a substantially flat continuous strip of pasteboard as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Individual handles may be separated by severing the strips as at 18, Fig. 3, when the handles may be assembled with a bag as described in my previous application Serial Number 664,366, filed September 24, 1923.

The strip with a plurality of handles secured to it as it comes from the stapling machine may be shipped in that form to be separated into the individual handles and assembled with the bags at points of destination, the strips may be separated into the individual handles and thus shipped or the individual handles may be formed and assembled with the bags at one joint, the completed bags with the handles being shipped in assembled form. It will thus be seen that the articles readily lend themselves to various conditions of shipment which are of importance in connection with freight classification so that favorable freight rates may be secured, and otherwise.

It will also be seen that the handles as described are of a construction which greatly facilitates simplicity and inexpensiveness of manufacture. They are also efiicient in use.

While the invention has been illustrated in what is considered its best application it may have other embodiments without departing from its spirit and is not, therefore limited to the construction shown in the drawings.

What I claim is:

1. The method of forming handle portions for bags which consists in securing a pin rality of handles to a continuous strip by feeding said strip through a stapling machine and interposing a handle portion in proper position as to be impinged by a staple entering the strip and then severing the strip to separate the handles.

'2. The method of forming bag handles which consists in feeding a continuous strip through a stapling machine, stapling a plurality of handles to said strip as it passes through said machine, and separating the individual handles by severing the strip.

3. The method of forming a bag with handles which consists in feeding a continuous strip through a stapling machine, stapling a plurality of handles to said strip as it passes through said machine, and separating the individual handles by severing the strip and assembling the handles with the bag.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification this 31st day of March, 1924.

THOMAS J. NESTOR. 

